The Irish standard., 1887-10-08

j the other side to become hundred mill
ionaires. Millionaires and mendicant
would no longer be heard of, but mel
of means and happy men and womel
would be inhabitants of the world.
:Thy kingdom come on earth, as i
is in heaven" Some men are called so
cialists for asking less than that; some
men are called cranks because they ash
for chance to help to make the law
of this country; some men would deny
US the privilege of saying to the people
of this country that the workman has
right to his place in the halls of con
gress or in the legislatures of the states
Neither one of these places is the "Ring
dom of heaven,'' [laughter,] and the
men who deny our work people chance
to SIT in congress pray for the same
workmen and themselves that this
earth be made as the kingdom OF
heaven.'' That is good thing to pray
for, but permit me to say that nine.
tenths of those who own wealth in this
country lie when they say it. for they
don't mean it. I said f'lie," because it
is plain word and easily understood;
for if they meant that as they said it
they would not attempt to crush the
men who labor into the earth; they
would never attempt to deprive them
Of the rights which just God ordained
they should have. Therefore, [ take
the liberty of saying they are hypocrites.
1t is a better word than liars. My old
friend. 1'revellick, said g. moment ago
when he gave me away as be did
asked him to get up here and staye me
off for a time; I didn't ask him TO say
5haJ, but he did-he said a moment ago
that the Knights Of Labor respected
the laws They do, and what is further,
tLey mean from this time out to take a
hand in making the laws. [Great ap-
plause and cheers ] Yes, make the law.
How many millionaires are in this
room tonight? Stand up. [Great
laughter. Not one. [Laughter.] How
many Of those are work people. and
men and women Of moderate means?
won't ask them to stand I'D, for you
would all have to rise. Laughter.] Go
out through your city, beautiful as it is
-s. ..l;l it is beautiful only because the
hand Of labor has made it $500 cut
throu h your city, ring your bells to-
night, call your mi!lionaires together
and bring them in here, aud you CAN
put them on the platform in the space
between me and the table, and yet
these are the men that in this nation
to-day are the most potent IN shaping
the legislation of state and nation,
while this vast assemblage here, [ am
sorry to say tiff it is not true Of Min
neapolis, it is true of other cities they
sit as quietly, day after day, as you sit
before me, while these men take their
places at the state capitols aud at the
national capitol and speak for me and
you as we'll as themselves, when they
want legislation for themselves alone.
That being true, we want our people to
station themselves there, too, and we
intend to educate them. Our organiza-
ton is not a political organization, as
the word is at present understood. 1t
is not a partisan organization, but in
the highest, purest sense in which the
word ''politica1'' is used it is a political
association. [Applause.] 1t tells to
every man, if he studies it properly
and as he should, that there is some
thing wrong. 1t gives him a declara-
ttior OF principles to read and study
and lesrn and put into practice, and if
a mai, ,snnot do that--if a man, after
studying these things and instructing
he cannot vote intelligently,
it is because his head is wrong, and not
the Nights of Labor. [Applause.] |
was asked yesterday, what is your
opinion of the question. to-day? Are
you as hopeful as when l met you i'll
this city ten years ago? Isaid yes. and
more than was then, Let me say a
few words tonight on the question of
1t has been said tnat [
would deny the foreigner a place in our
country. That is not true. am the
son of Ia foreigner. couldn't go back
far enough to keep my father from
landing, but he who lands on the shores
Of this country should be as my father
was-a free man when ne lands.
Great Applause.) He should not come
with the collar Of any corporation
around his neck. Great Applause.)
Eie should not come here the hired
slave of monopoly to take the place Of
his own flesh and blood. He should
not come here because it made a profit
for steamship company. He should
not come here because men asked that
their agents be sent abroad to people
this land in the interest of railroads.
And what I say now is true, that every
land grant company in this country has
it's agents abroad sending people to this
country by the thousands to go on the
lines of railroads or elsewhere. Then
these same men, if some OF these poor
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